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West Ham United has won the race to get rights of Olympic Stadium. The decision was made today by a committee of 14 members who unanimously cast their vote in the favor of West Ham United.

Late last week in an interview with the Lancashire Evening Post, Phil Brown made some outlandish remarks regarding Saturdays opponents Middlesbrough, stating that there were rumours of unrest in the dressing room due to players having not been paid their salaries on time. Almost straight after the article was published the rumours were strenuously denied by Middlesbrough and deemed as being completely unfounded and untrue. Preston then issued a statement shortly afterwards containing a grovelling apology to their Championship rivals whilst at the same time distancing themselves from the comments made.

Round 16 of the European Champions League is still more than a week away, but one question has already been floating through the minds of football fans around the world – how will Arsenal counter FC Barcelona’s seemingly unstoppable offense? Spain’s team has tied the 50-year-old record for most consecutive wins in league history, a statistic that may be broken in the upcoming match.

This article is a guide explaining the many different team formations in soccer (football) and their given strengths and weaknesses. Understanding how each formation operates can help you personally as a soccer player, and will help managers or coaches training a team.

The Marseille Turn is a beautiful soccer trick, which involves the player spinning 360 degrees on the field. The trick was popularized by Diego Maradona and perfected by Zinadine Zidane. It is sometimes known as the 360 turn, Zidane Spin or the Roulette.

Here’s an old prediction, now recast for 2011: This will be Freddy Adu’s comeback year. His critics insist Adu is finished, barely a journeyman, and his latest gig is proof. He has been practicing, without a contract, with FB Randers, now in 10th place out of 12 teams in the Danish super liga.

Football fans are extremely passionate and are obsessed with the beautiful game. For any true football fan, wearing their club or countries latest soccer jerseys are a popular trend. However the price of replica kits is now extremely high so football fans search online in the home that they can find great bargains to buy cheap soccer jerseys.

West Brom gave Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez a perfect birthday present by gifting the striker the match ball with two penalties on his 27th birthday. West brom didn’t get off to the best of starts with Tevez striking the post after a great cross from Kolorov on a early city counter attack. West Brom almost had something to cheer about early on when Kolo Toure almost poked the ball past Joe Hart with a sloppy backpass, but the wet surface held up the ball just in time.

Out of Favour Nico Kranjcar keeps Tottenham’s European hopes alive with a thunderbolt in extra time at White Hart Lane. In an incident packed game seeing three penalties in as many minutes, Tottenham finally came away with all three points. The drama started early on as as Kevin Davies handled the ball from a hopeful Corluka poke at goal leading to the first penalty.

Fernando Torress looked toothless as Chelsea went down 1-0 to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in the latter of the Sunday afternoon kickoffs. With Torres making his Chelsea debut against his former team, Chelsea fans seemed confident of an easy three points. Dagleish’s men however had a shock in store for the Home team.

Newcastle are set to enjoy Premier League match time at St James’s Park, on February 26, 2011, in match week 28, in the second of a two-leg encounter. On current form, Newcastle should edge this one in front of a home crowd at St James’s Park.

Spectators at Goodison Park will get to experience Premier League match time again in a second-leg game between hosts Everton and visitors Sunderland on February 26, in match week 28. On current form, this is likely to be a hard fought game, with Everton holding a clear edge, backed by home advantage.